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B. J. SANFORD VEHICLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 12, 1952 IN VEN TOR. 55E 7 J, Sew/"0E0 ATTORNEY July 24, 1934. B. J. SANFORD VEHICLE Filed Sept. 12 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 24, 1934. B. J. SANF-ORD VEHICLE Filed se t. 12, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet I5 IN VEN TOR. 55E 7' 1 SGNFOED a Q 9 15' ATTORNEY.

Patented July 24, 1934 UNITED STATES 1,967,432 VEHICLE Bert J. Sanford, South Bend, Bendix Aviation Corporation,

ware

a corporation of Application September 12,

Ind., asaignor to South Bend, Ind

1932, Serial No. 832,81!

2 Claim!- (CL 254-7) This invention relates to trucks, and more particularly to industrial trucks designed to elevate load. An object of the invention is to provide an truck of the type having a vertically platform adapted to be positioned under cause the platconstruction, capab loads, and which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

A further object is to provide a lift truck ble of being connected in a train or series of iar trucks.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from'the following descrip--' tion, taken in connection with the appended drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan the invention; v

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same, showing the platform in lowered position;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, but showing the platform in raised position;

Figur 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view 5-5 of 0 The prises secured together at their rear ends by a rotatable coupling roller 12 and joined at their forward ends by a bolster 13 supported by an axle shaft 14 having mounted thereon wheels 16. Toward therear of the truck the members 10 are provided with. brackets 18 in which are journalled two short axle shafts 20 upon which aremounted the 22. Shafts 20 are connected together the shafts to give capaslm view of a truck embodying taken on the line Figure 3. truck illustrated in the drawings comby a brace 24 which is welded to rigidity to the truck frame.

A' tongue26 is connected to the forward axle 14 by means pivoted thereto by a pin and slot connection 29 a handle 30 having a cross piece 32 whereby the be drawn manually in the usualmanner. The pin and slot connection is designed to maintain the handle in the vertical position indicated in full lines in Figure 3, or to permit to assume the inclined position dotted lines in the-same figure. The forward end of the tongue is provided with a downwardly extending hook 34 adapted to receive the coupling roller 12 at the rear end of a similar truck as indicated in Figure 3, whereby a plurality of members 10 and gular shape and a frame made up of longitudinal members indicated in trucks may be coupled together in a train. Arcuate stops 35 are secured to the bolster 13, as by weldin and designed to contact with the rear end of the member 28 to prevent the tongue 26 from droppin below a substantially horizontal m position.

A pair of brackets 36 extend inwardly from support a bearing 38 which is which is preurality 5 journailed to receive a screw 40 end a lever and ratchet mechanism 44.

A skeleton platform 46 is positioned above the frame members 10 and is of generally rectanadapted to support the material by the truck. A pair of links mounted at the thus connecting the frame and and substantially preve ment therebetween; by two links 52 pivotally form and having at their lower ends rollers 54 go adapted to. ride on the upper edges of members 10. lower ends of links 52 to a nut .58 which engages the screw 46in threaded relation, upon rotation of the screw in the clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 4, the links will be brought from the inclined position shown in Figure 2 to the vertical position shown in Figur 3. Similar links so are provided at the forward end of the platform, and are pivotally connected to a crossshaft 62 between longitudinal members 63 of the platform 46, and their lower ends vided with rollers 64 mounted upon an axl adapted to ride on the upper edges of members 10. Axle 65 is fixed at its center to a travelling nut, (similar to nut 58) which is mounted upon the forward end of screw 40.

The forward end of platform 46 is provided with a stop 66 against which the lever 42 may rest.

In operation, the material to be supportedyby skids or otherwise, distance above the floor to permit transported is at a sufflcient the truck with it the platform lowered to be positioned beneath into position beneath the load by means of handle 30; and the platform is then raised by oscillating lever 42, causing the platform to assume the weight of the. load.- The truck is then coupled 'to a power truck.

either directly or through the medium of other no the floor and release the truck for further operations.

Although the 1 A truck comprising a wheeled frame, a platform movable relative to the frame, a. link pivotally connecting the frame and platform to limit horizontal movement therebetween,

member fixed to the frame, and a screwjournalled in said bearing member, a manually actuated oscillating member for actuating said screw, comfor moving inclined to a.

2. A truck vertical position.

as defined in claim 1, wherein the members comprise i'our links pivoted to the platform and having rollers engaging the frame in rolling relation.

I BERT J. SANFORD. 

